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The National Transportation Safety Board onThursday Jan. 23, 2014 asked for stricter safety measures for transporting crude oil by rail. One proposal by the NTSB would call for railroads to have careful route plannng for trains with hazardous materials and to avoid populated areas. Above, a line of tanker cars used to carry crude oil in the Mandan railyard on Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Tom Stromme)
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Hundreds of commuters pack the main hall of Grand Central Station after a power problem with Metro-North Railroad's computer system caused the suspension of service on the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven lines, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in New York. Trains were brought to a halt for safety purposes while electricians worked to hook up temporary power to the computer system. Metro-North is the nation's second-busiest railroad and serves 281,000 riders a day in New York and Connecticut. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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A commuter stands beneath the New Haven train line schedule display in the main hall of Grand Central Station as hundreds wait after a power problem with Metro-North Railroad's computer system caused the suspension of service on the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven lines, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in New York. Trains were brought to a halt for safety purposes while electricians worked to hook up temporary power to the computer system. Metro-North is the nation's second-busiest railroad and serves 281,000 riders a day in New York and Connecticut. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Hundreds of commuters pack the main hall of Grand Central Station after a power problem with Metro-North Railroad's computer system caused the suspension of service on the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven lines, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in New York. Trains were brought to a halt for safety purposes while electricians worked to hook up temporary power to the computer system. Metro-North is the nation's second-busiest railroad and serves 281,000 riders a day in New York and Connecticut. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)